Postmortem cytokine levels and severity of traumatic injuries

Sohtaro Mimasaka1, Yuki Ohtsu, Shigeyuki Tsunenari

  • 1Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan. Mimasaka9@aol.com

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